Bacterium
clostridium butyricum
Subclass of:
Clostridium
Definitions related to clostridium butyricum:
  • A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is motile, produces the type E toxin, can only grow in the absence of oxygen, produces butyric acid, forms endospores and ferments granulose. C. butyricum is a causative agent of botulism.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium butyricum.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Type species of the genus CLOSTRIDIUM, a gram-positive bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae. It is used as a source of PROBIOTICS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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